Senior Manager - Data Science & AI Innovation
Nestlé
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- Senior Manager - Data Science & AI Innovation
- Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.
- At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.
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This leadership position will be responsible for overseeing Commercial advanced analytics and AI/GenAI strategy for Commercial functions, acting as the primary bridge between Commercial business stakeholders and IT & Digital teams. This role identifies opportunities and connects with internal & external delivery partners to deliver solutions that drive growth and influence the commercial strategy and daily operations through the implementation of advanced analytics and AI/GenAI capabilities.
This role will collaborate closely with and report to the Director of Business Intelligence & Data Analytics of Commercial Intelligence Hub to drive the future of advanced analytics and AI/GenAI innovation within the Nestlé Center for Demand Generation. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical/data science background and commercial / sales knowledge with proven experience as a business-savvy innovation leader — someone who understands the craft deeply enough to guide technical teams on the execution of business requirements gathered while working closely with business stakeholders, shaping strategy and prioritizing use cases.
This role requires excellent communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive data-driven decision-making across the organization while acting as a trusted intermediary between business stakeholders and technical teams. The role will lead, both directly & indirectly, a team of analysts and advisors responsible for generating advanced analytics and AI/GenAI solutions and driving business alignment for inflight and future innovation projects. The role will also be responsible for boosting solution adoption by different functions within Nestlé's Commercial organization and articulating value generated from use of the solutions.
Primary Responsibilities
- Work closely with commercial business functions to assess needs and determine the most effective means of facilitating decision-making through accurate, relevant and timely insights.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize advanced analytics, AI, and GenAI projects that drive business value and align with Commercial strategic priorities.
- Ensure adequate functional participation in requirements development, assist with translation of business requirements into technical specs, as needed, and validate that developed solutions meet detailed business requirements.
- Lead the development and implementation of selected AI and GenAI solutions (e.g., agentic workflows, LLM-powered assistants, machine learning models) in partnership with IT & Digital and external technical delivery partners, ensuring solutions are grounded in business value and follow IT & Digital policies and guardrails.
- Oversee creation of testing plans for advanced analytics and AI solutions, while ensuring functional participation and adherence to testing timelines.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Commercial business stakeholders and IT/technical development teams — framing ambiguous business problems into clear technical specifications and ensuring delivered solutions map back to measurable business outcomes.
- Identify, evaluate, and champion emerging AI, GenAI, and automation capabilities, translating them into scalable innovation initiatives aligned with Nestlé's commercial priorities.
- Drive the implementation, operationalization, and adoption of advanced analytics and AI/GenAI solutions within Commercial teams, recognizing that adoption — not just technical delivery — is the primary driver of ROI.
- Collaborate with commercial leaders by providing technical expertise to guide the prioritization and feasibility of analytics and AI initiatives.
- Represent Commercial team as part of Nestle’s cross functional Data Council to influence enterprise analytics strategic priorities and ensure alignment with other pillars in the organization (finance, supply chain, etc.).
Skills & Competencies
- Self-starter with a history of applying advanced analytics and AI/GenAI expertise to identify insights that get results.
- Passionate about solving the most critical business problems through M/L, GenAI, and advanced analytics.
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear, actionable AI/data science solutions — equally comfortable engaging business executives, data scientists, and technical architects/engineers.
- A technical foundation (data science, ML/AI) that has evolved into strategic, business-facing leadership — able to guide and challenge.
- Strategic thinker with ability to see the big picture and draw connections outside the immediate organization.
- Knowledge of how to identify, scope and manage work to execute advanced analytics and AI/GenAI opportunities to meet business needs with an emphasis to deliver value with speed.
- Knowledge of process improvement and design methodologies.
- Project management and stakeholder management experience and expertise to deliver scalable solutions in a fast-paced and challenging environment, including leading